{"product_id":"book-5343","title":"The Last of the Mohicans","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1757, the English and French are engaged in a savage, bloody war for control of the North American continent. Making tenuous, shifting alliances with various Indian tribes, the two European powers struggle to gain the upper hand on unfamiliar, forested battlegrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught in the middle is Hawkeye, a white scout who was raised among the Indians. Not fully belonging to either world, he has retreated from society to live in the untamed woods of upstate New York. By his side are Chingachgook and the young Uncas, last of the vanishing race of Mohicans. Together, the three embody a code of moral courage, self-sufficiency, and loyalty, and share a deep trust and friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCora and Alice Munro, the daughters of an English commander, are on their way to join their father. Escorting them through the alien wilderness are Alice's fiance, Major Duncan Heyward, and the treacherous Huron warrior Magua, whose attraction to Cora and hatred for whites make him a vengeful, insidious enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Magua betrays his party to the Iroquois, it is up to Hawkeye and his band to rescue the beautiful sisters and escort them through hostile Indian country. Through a series of heroic fights, escapes, and adventures, bonds are deepened, lives are lost, and the danger heightens, building toward an epic showdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1826, \u003cem\u003eThe Last of the Mohicans\u003c\/em\u003e was one of the first great novels of American literature and one that has consistently captured the imagination of generations of readers. It established a mythic image of the American frontier as a setting for thrilling adventures and introduced such archetypes as the \"noble savage\", embodied by Chingachgook, and the rugged and honorable frontier hero, embodied by Hawkeye.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Craig Black","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49390694269232,"sku":"BD5343","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49390694302000,"sku":"ZE5343","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49390694334768,"sku":"ZM5343","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/5343-cover.jpg?v=1761276690","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-5343","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}